Organic Foods

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Is it fair that these dairy products from overseas are competing with our US products? In some of these countries overseas, the labor is paid minimally. Some of these countries do not require similar payments for social security or workman's compensation. Many would not provide health insurance. Besides these payments, the US farmer, meets increasing environmental requirements, often costly, that are virtually nonexistent in many countries.
What could our government be thinking to allow these food products to be imported from overseas, without US inspections from the very beginning? As I have been checking this out, I am surprised that there has not been a full-blown media investigation on this by the major networks. I would hope this would be done in the very near future.
What about Organic Dairy Products? I appreciate the public's interest in healthy foods. For products to truly be organic, of which there are many definitions, is 'easier said than done'. The smartest move the organic consumers could do would be to shift their emphasis to the more critical issue of investigating where we get our dairy and meat products. The organic people should investigate the origin and use of milk protein concentrates(MPCs) and caseins. I am confident that the result will be that they will DEMAND that all of our dairy products originate here in the United States where every step in the process has USDA inspections.
Is anything being done about this? Finally something is starting. A US senator recently introduced legislation to close the loop-hole that allows tariff-free imports of MPCs.
Is anything else being done about imports of these very, questionable MPCs? Many experts are insisting we need to require a label with the Country of Origin on dairy products. This would allow the consumer to make informed decisions about what they are feeding to their families. I find it mind-boggling that the Food and Drug Administration has allowed these imported products into our food chain without our knowledge!
What are you thinking? After hearing about how the SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, has looked the other way for years, I think there are many areas that need to be investigated in products that are brought in from overseas for our food consumption. A good journalist could probably find out many interesting things.
Do Americans really care whether their food is imported? After asking my local grocer at various times about whether certain produce was from the US, he said they had begun to label produce and meats from our country with a clear sign that stated "Product of the the USA". My grocer said that they were noticing a definite increase in sales in the items that were produced in the US! Yes, people do care!
So are you totally against importing food products into our country? No. It seems the logical foods to import are those we do not grow/produce in our country and items that are out-of-season. I would hope that the rest of the food products would be sold to other countries that need it and not us.